A new collection honoring the 80th birthday of one of America's most distinctive and beloved musical voices with a selection of the composer's own personal favorites from film and television music to concert works to festive occasion pieces including performances by Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma and the first commercial recording of Williams's joyous Happy Birthday Variations. In a career spanning almost six decades, John Williams has composed some of the most popular film scores in the history of motion pictures; the Star Wars series, Jaws, the Indiana Jones films, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, the first three Harry Potter films and many more. Winner of twenty-one GrammyÃ?Â¨ Awards, four Golden Globe awards and five Academy AwardsÃ?Â¨, Williams is easily the most successful composer working in film today. From his music from Jaws through his latest score for the critically acclaimed War Horse, A Tribute to John Williams An 80th Birthday Celebration is a collection of brilliant music from one of America's most brilliant composers.